A new karyotype for the genus Cavia from a southern island of Brazil (Rodentia - Caviidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-80

  Gava, A ^a   Freitas, T R O ^a   Olimpio, J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CAVIIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031783215     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571998000100013     Document Type: Article

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